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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 2890 The Germans Take Action (Part 2)

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    Marshal Rommel, the commander of Germany's South American Army Group, was a proud and talented general. In his heart, he could not help but want to compete with Japan's third military god, Yamamoto.  , especially after returning to China to attend a high-level military meeting hosted by the head of state, I felt a little uncomfortable with the head of state's strong praise of the Japanese Isoroku Yamamoto. It was very unfortunate that the Americans were reduced to two German and Japanese generals who had never met.  test object.

    On the west coast of the United States, General Yamamoto launched a forceful and secretive attack on Chencang. He successfully landed in Chencang within one day, but the number of enemy annihilations was not flattering. Marshal Rommel did not have so many twists and turns. What he relied on was the more than 120 men under his command.  Thousands of well-equipped, battle-hardened elite German troops, large-scale armored groups, and a powerful air force.

    From the Mexican border to the United States, although the terrain is also mountainous, many places are very suitable for assaults by armored groups. The two lines of defense deployed by the Americans on the southern border are, in Marshal Rommel's view, almost paper-thin.  He is not blindly arrogant, but has sufficient confidence to back him up. He wants to beat the Americans to pieces!

    The deployment of the German army is mainly divided into the following directions. On the first line, five army groups plus two motorized infantry divisions form a right assault group. Matamoros, Mexico, is the starting point for the attack. The target of the attack is  Places such as Austin and Baton Rouge in the United States.

    The second route consists of three armies plus four motorized infantry divisions, forming a middle assault group, with Juarez in Mexico as the starting point for the attack.  They forcibly crossed the U.S-Mexico border to the north of the Garravo River, and their targets were Oklahoma City, Santa Fe, and other places.

    The third route consists of four armies plus five motorized infantry brigades.  Form a left assault group, use Nogales in Mexico as the starting point for the attack, and attack targets such as Phoenix and Denver in the United States.

    The Third Air Force of the German South American Army Group has a total of more than 2,700 combat aircraft of various types, deployed on average in three offensive directions, providing powerful air fire support for the attacking German ground forces.

    From the perspective of Marshal Rommel¡¯s deployment.  The purpose is very clear. The three-pronged army is aimed directly at the central part of the United States, with the sole purpose of this attack being to occupy the central part of the United States.  Rommel had absolutely no intention of turning around and heading west to coordinate with the Japanese army. With this move, Rommel fully understood the F¨¹hrer's intention.  It's like Germany and Japan after the war.  A preview of the carving up of American territory.

    The entire United States is about to be divided into three. The Japanese occupy the western region of the United States west of Salt Lake City, and the Germans occupy the central and eastern regions of the United States east of Salt Lake City. Hitler ordered Rommel to send troops at the right time, and the Japanese army was moving.  The Dilera Mountains formed the defense line and fought fiercely with the U.S. military until the Japanese broke through the U.S. defense line.  German tanks had already reached the northern border of the United States.

    German attack.  Fierce and fast, the German fleet rushed over overwhelmingly, and bombs fell like raindrops on the U.S. military positions. As soon as they were launched, the U.S. troops were stunned. On the ground, there was an armored cluster composed of several of Germany's latest tanks. Thousands of tanks, rolled  Dust filled the sky, roaring and rolling up. Behind the tanks were a large number of German infantry.

    The U.S. Naval Air Force deployed in the southern United States immediately took off to fight. A total of more than 5,000 combat aircraft from both sides launched a desperate fight in the open airspace of the southern United States. The Germans had a large advantage in the number and performance of fighter jets.  , after the air battle lasted for more than an hour, the US military fleet lost more than 800 fighter jets. The German army gained air supremacy at the cost of losing more than 500 fighter jets and more than 200 bombers.

    On the ground, the first line of defense of the US military border was broken through by the German army in two places in less than five hours, namely in the direction of Matamoros and in the direction of Juarez. The only one was still in fierce fighting.  , which is the direction of Nogales.

    After receiving the report, Marshal Rommel was speechless for a while. When he saw that it was in the direction of Nogales and had not yet broken through, he knew that the attack did not achieve the expected goal, and the bad thing happened to the Italians.

    It is indeed true that the leader of the Italian Nazi Party and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Italy, His Excellency Mussolini, originally sent troops to form the American Expeditionary Force, intending to take advantage of the German attack on the United States.

    Before dispatching troops, Mussolini solemnly warned the commander of the expeditionary force, General Orozzo, "The purpose of the Kingdom's dispatch of troops is not specifically to fight the Americans. To a large extent, it is to declare to the world that we, Italy,  existence, therefore, you must control your troops and do not take risks!¡±

    In a word, His Excellency Mussolini sent troops to the American continent just for soy sauce, and moreover, it was for cheap soy sauce. But the commander of the team, General Oroso, did not think so. This romantic and European classical knight  The temperamental Italian general has his own plans.?Restore the reputation of the Italian Army in the war against the Americans.

    Therefore, when the Italian American Expeditionary Force had just arrived in the South American continent, Marshal Rommel, out of good intentions, asked the Italian army to be responsible for protecting the security of the logistics supply line. General Orozo was very angry. What he meant in his words was, Rommel  The marshal looked down upon his allies.

    In desperation, Rommel could not afford this crime, so he had to hand over the task of attacking Phoenix to the Italian army. But on the European battlefield, he had already experienced the performance of allied troops, how could he rest assured and send a single  If the direction of attack is left to the Italians, it would be more reliable than changing the direction of attack.

    Therefore, Marshal Rommel deployed two more armies to follow closely behind the Italians. If this pig-like teammate messed up the attack, the Germans would be able to take over. The five armies on the left plus  The two motorized infantry divisions are the main assault force.

    Sure enough, the Italians really messed up this attack. It¡¯s not that the Italian army didn¡¯t dare to attack. They attacked and they were very brave, but they suffered a loss!

    After receiving the order to launch the attack, General Orozzo, the commander of the Italian American Expeditionary Force, lined up three infantry divisions and two motorized infantry divisions to form five attack arrows, which were to be placed on the US military's defense line.  , tearing open five holes at the same time, sweeping the Americans, and winning their first victory abroad!

    The idea is definitely a good one, but General Orozzo's idea is too romantic. In terms of equipment, the Italian army is not far behind the Bede team. In terms of the number of large-caliber artillery, it is even inferior to the US military.  In terms of the quantity and quality of tanks, they cannot compare with the German army. Fighting requires confidence and capital.

    The German bomber group led the way for the Italian army, blasting the US military positions into smoke and flames. Then, General Orozo ordered five artillery groups in the attack direction to bombard for an hour to consolidate the effect of the bombing.  The Italian artillerymen used all their strength, and the shells were smashed hard. They seemed to be very fierce, but the artillery used by the Italian army was not of sufficient caliber and not powerful enough.

    Therefore, on the surface, the US military position was first subjected to indiscriminate bombardment by German bombers, and then was subjected to intensive shelling by Italian artillery. It must be on the verge of being shattered. In fact, the Italian shelling had the same effect as the previous bombing.  , far from it.

    General Orozo stood on an armored command vehicle, with half of his body exposed, holding a telescope to observe the battlefield situation. When he saw that his artillery blasted the US military position into smoke, he nodded with satisfaction.

    Originally, the staff and staff were very opposed to the Commander's personal visit to the front line. Guns and guns are short-sighted, but no matter what big shot you are, this General Orozo is Prime Minister Mussolini's confidant.  Once something happens in North America, everyone will be in trouble.

    But General Orozo, who is quite chivalrous, has his own cuteness. "As a soldier, how can I not go to the front line in person? I am the commander, and I should work with the soldiers to welcome American bullets!" He said  This is what he said to his staff officers and staff who persuaded him to stay in the headquarters honestly.

    The artillery fire began to extend, and General Orozzo ordered the troops to attack. Five divisions of Italian troops launched attacks on the US positions from their respective directions. The US soldiers hiding in the fortifications lay in the trenches in fear. First,  The bombing was followed by an artillery attack, which really stunned the US military. If a similar attack was completed by the German team, there would be no problem at all. The armored clusters and heavy artillery were enough to crush the US military's counterattack.

    But it is the Italian army that is attacking. The artillery is not very powerful and there are few tanks. What is even more terrible is that the Italian American Expeditionary Force, which has only a total of more than 80,000 troops, should concentrate its forces and attack the US defense line a little, and there is still a possibility of success.

    However, General Orozo dispersed his troops into five groups. Each attacking group had more than 15,000 troops. However, the U.S. defense force on the opposite side had two divisions of more than 30,000 troops, and the casualties were not large.  , and relying on the damaged but functional fortifications, the consequences of the Italian army's attack can be imagined.

    In order to show the presence of the Italian army, the attacking Italian troops waved military flags one after another. The flags flew and the soldiers charged with them. It was very impressive and seemed to tell the American soldiers on the position, "We, the bravest Italian army in the world, are attacking."  coming!"

    When facing the German army, the American soldiers were still frightened from the bottom of their hearts. But when facing the Italian army, the American soldiers had no such fear at all. They had already experienced the virtues of the Italian army on the European battlefield.

    The anti-tank guns and bazookas were used to beat the Italian soldiers hard. After destroying the Italian tanks, the remaining Italian infantry were just a bunch of living targets. The light and heavy machine guns were fired wildly, just like cutting wheat, beating the Italian soldiers to pieces.  Staggering around, oneThe pieces fell, and then the US military troops, who had taken advantage of them, actually organized a full-scale counterattack.

    (To be continued) (To be continued)
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